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THE STORIES 

Mother and Home 


One Mother. Anon, 

How the Boys in Our Room Helped at Home. 

How the Girls in Our Room Helped at Home. 

The Best and Dearest. Margaret E, Sangster 

Which Loved Best?. Joy Allison 

A Good Boy. R. L. Stevenson 

A Big Helper. 

Mother’s Day. 

Helping Daddy. 

Why the Quarreling Stopped... .Adapted from ^sop 
Grandma. 


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10 

12 

13 

14 
16 
17 
19 
24 
26 
29 


Kindness and Unselfishness 


How the Children Made a Sick Boy Happy. 32 

The Golden Rule in Verse. 35 

Our Baby. 36 

Hallowe’en Fun for a Sick Girl. 37 

Nell’s Valentines. 41 

A Letter and Card Shower. 45 


Courtesy and Good Manners 

Polite Tom. 

A Polite Little Girl. 52 

Politeness. 53 

An Impolite Boy.^<j • • . 54 























“Please Excuse Me''. 55 

A May Day Party... 58 

The Whole Duty of Children. R. L, Stevenson 62 


Courage and Cheerfulness 

Brave Charles. 

Brave Jane. 

Do Not Cry. 

The World's a Very Happy Place. Gabriel Setoun 

Happy Thought. R. L. Stevenson 

Cross Nell. 

Silly Moll. Christina G. Rossetti 

Sunbeams on a Rainy Day. 

Sing a Song of Seasons. R. L, Stevenson 

Robin in the Rain. 


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69 

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71 

73 

74 

79 

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Thrift, Punctuality, Industry 

Banking. 82 

How We Won the Honor Banner. 85 

How Two Children Treated Their Christmas Story 

Books. 90 

Muddy Shoes. 94 

Tardy Jane. 97 

An On-Time Kindergarten. 99 

Lazy Tom. 102 

Time to Rise. R, L, Stevenson 110 

Perseverance, Obedience, Right Conduct 

Marpee and the Puzzle Picture. 112 

Who Found the Four-Leaf Clover?. 115 

Sara Louise. 120 

The Little Girl Who Didn't Mind. 123 

Betty and Dotty.126 


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Truth and Beauty 

The Coming of Spring. Anon. 130 

Beautiful Hands. Mrs. E. R. Miller 131 

Love the Beautiful. Mendelssohn 131 

The Boy Who Never Told a Lie. Isaac Watts 132 


Thanksgiving and Christmas 


The First Thanksgiving Day... 

A Thanksgiving Song. Lydia Avery Coonley 

We Thank Thee. Ralph Waldo Emerson 

The Thanksgiving Game. 

Selfish Jim. 

The Indian Game. Edith Brewster 


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137 

138 

139 
145 
150 


Patriotism 


Flag Salute. 152 

Our Flag. 152 

Remember Memorial Day. 154 

There Are Many Flags. Anon. 155 

A Song of Our Flag. Wilbur Nesbit 155 

Let Little Hands Bring Blossoms. 156 

A Good American. 157 

When the Flag Passed By. 158 


About the Book 


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One Mother 


Hundreds of stars in the silent sky, 
Hundreds of shells on the shore 
together, 

Hundreds of birds 

that go singing by. 

Hundreds of bees 

in the sunny weather. 

Hundreds of dewdrops 
to greet the dawn. 

Hundreds of lambs 

in the purple clover. 

Hundreds of butterflies 
on the lawn— 

But only one mother 
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How the Boys in Our Room 
Helped at Home 

The boys in our room did 

many things to help at home. 

Four of the boys had no sisters. 

So they helped their mothers 

with the housework. 

They were not ashamed 

to help their tired mothers. 

Martin dusted the chairs. 

Don washed the dishes. 

Earl swept the kitchen floor. 

Some of the boys did other things. 

Robert filled the furnace. 

Ray carried in some coal. 

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Billy carried wood 

for the kitchen stove. 

Will raked the yard. 

Ed went to the grocery store. 

Frank went up town for his mother. 

Indeed, the boys helped 

in many ways. 

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How the Girls in Our Room 
Helped at Home 

The girls in our room did 

many things to help at home. 
They dusted the furniture. 

They washed the dishes. 

They swept the floors. 

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They helped take care of their 
baby brothers and sisters. 

Edna made the beds. 

Marion ironed the handkerchiefs. 

Nina set the table for her mother. 

Lois peeled the potatoes. 

Grace swept the porch. 

Some of the girls went on errands. 

The girls helped their mothers 
in many ways. 

The Best and Dearest 

The mother in lowly cabin, 

The mother in palace hall, 

Is ever the best and dearest— 

The one we love best of all. 


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Which Loved Best? 


“I love you, Mother,” 
said little John. 

Then, forgetting his work, 
his cap went on. 

And he was off 

to the garden swing. 
Leaving his mother 

the wood to bring. 

“I love you. Mother,” 
said little Nell, 

“I love you better 

than tongue can tell.” 
Then she teased and pouted 
half the day, 

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Till Mother rejoiced 

when she went to play. 

‘T love you, Mother,’’ said httle Fan, 
“To-day I’ll help you all I can.” 
To the cradle, then, 

she did softly creep. 

And rocked the baby 
till it fell asleep. 

Then stepping softly, 
she took the broom. 

And swept the floor 

and dusted the room. 

Busy and happy all day was she. 
Helpful and cheerful 
as child could be. 


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“I love you, Mother,” 
again they said, 

Three little children 
going to bed. 

How do you think 

that mother guessed 
Which of them 

really loved her best? 


A Good Boy 

I woke before the morning, 

I was happy all the day, 

I never said an ugly word. 

But smiled and kept at play. 
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A Big Helper 

Frank is a little boy 
eight years old. 

He has a Httle baby sister 
two years old. 

She is too little 

to help Frank’s mother. 

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Frank likes to play. 

He doesn’t always like to work. 

Sometimes he dusts the table 
and the chairs. 

Sometimes he wipes the dishes. 
He sweeps the porch. 

He waters the flowers 
in the window box. 

He goes to the store 
for his mother. 

He runs little errands. 

Frank helps his mother 
in many ways. 

So she calls him 

her “big helper.” 

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Mother’s Day 

It was Mother’s Day. 

The second Sunday in May 
is Mother’s Day. 

The children in the Brown family 
wanted to show their mother 
that they loved her. 

Allen was fourteen years old. 

He carried papers. 

He had some money of his own. 

So he bought Mother 
a big box of candy. 

He gave it to Mother 
upon Mother’s Day. 

Mother liked Allen’s gift 
very much. 


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Lucy was the oldest sister. 

Lucy was sixteen. 

She earned some money 
by working Saturdays. 

So she bought some 
gray silk stockings. 

She gave them to Mother 
upon Mother’s Day. 

Mother liked the stockings 
very much. 

Helen was only ten. 

She had saved some of her pennies. 
She had only a dime to spend. 

So she bought six white daisies. 

She gave them to Mother 

upon Mother’s Day. 

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Mother was pleased 

with the white daisies, too. 

Dot was only five. 

She didn’t have any money. 

But she wanted to give Mother 
something too. 

She went out-of-doors and picked 
a handful of yellow dandelions. 
She gave them to Mother with a 
hug and a kiss. 

Mother hked the yellow dandehons. 
The four Brown children all helped 
to make Mother happy. 

But Helen did the most 

to make her happy. 

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When Mother went to bed 

that night, she found a note 
under her pillow. It said, 

Dear Mother, 

I love you. 

I want to make you happy 
on Mother’s Day. 

I want to make you happy 
every day. 

I shall try to be a good girl 
all the time. 

With much love, 
Helen. 

So Mother had a happy 
Mother’s Day. 

Four children were happy too. 

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Helping Daddy 

My daddy gets up early 
in the morning. 

After breakfast he takes a bus 
down town. 

He works hard all day long 
in a busy shoe store. 

When he gets home at night, 

he rests in the big arm chair. 

He takes off his shoes. 

Then my little brother Teddy 
brings Daddy his slippers. 

Teddy brings the evening paper 
and the mail to Daddy. 

Daddy always smiles and says, 

^‘Thank you, my little lad. 

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You are very kind to your Daddy.” 
After a rest, he and Teddy 
play games. 

Sometimes they read a story 
together. 

At eight o’clock, Teddy says, 

“Good night. Daddy.” 

Then Teddy goes upstairs to bed. 

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Why the Quarreling Stopped 

An old man had three sons. 

These sons often quarreled. 

When they played, they quarreled. 
When they worked, they quarreled. 
The old father was tired 
of the quarreling. 

So one day he said, 

“Sons, bring me some small sticks.” 
The sons brought some small sticks. 
The father tied them together 
into a bundle. 

Then he said, 

“Boys, who can break these sticks?” 

“Let me try, let me try,” 

shouted each boy. 

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The first boy tried. 

He could not break the sticks. 

The second boy tried. 

He could not break the sticks. 

The third boy tried. 

He could not break the sticks. 
Each boy tried to break the sticks. 

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Then the father said, 

‘‘Untie the bundle. 

Now see if you can break the sticks.” 
The boys broke every stick. 

Then the father said, 

“Do not quarrel, my sons. 

If you quarrel, each one of you 
will be weak like a single stick. 
Stop quarrehng. Work together. 
Then you will be strong 

hke the bundle of sticks.” 

The sons saw that the father 
was right. 

They stopped their quarrehng. 

Now they play and work together 

in a happy way. 

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Grandma 

Grandma lives at our house. 

She has gray hair, and her eyes 
are blue and kind. 

She has a sweet, low voice. 

She is very kind and helpful. 

She likes to make aprons for Mother. 

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She likes to make quilts 

out of many pieces of cloth. 

Grandma calls them “crazy quilts.” 

Grandma cannot see very well. 

So Mabel often threads the needle 
for Grandma. 

Sometimes Grandmother’s glasses 
get clouded. 

Mabel wipes Grandma’s glasses 
with a clean cloth. 

Grandma mends the children’s 
stockings. 

When the ball of yarn rolls 

to the floor, Mabel picks it up. 

So the children all love Grandma. 


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How the Children Made a Sick 
Boy Happy 

Jack was a little boy. 

He was nine years old. 

One day he was playing football. 

He was playing with some larger 
boys. 

He had a good time playing 
with the boys. 

But when he tried to kick the ball, 
he fell down and broke his leg! 

Poor Jack had to stay home 
from school for a long time. 

The children felt sorry 
for little Jack. 


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They wanted to make him happy. 

So the children in Jack^s room 
brought pennies and nickels 
to school. 

When they counted the money, 
they found that they had 
almost five dollars. 


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The teacher helped the children 
buy some things for little Jack. 

They bought a little plant. 

There were pretty, yellow flowers 
on it. 

Then they bought a story book. 

They bought a box of candy, too. 

They sent the plant, the story book 
and the box of candy to Jack. 

It made Jack feel very happy 
to get these things. 

Almost every day some Httle boy 
or girl went to see Jack. 

They told him about school. 

They told him about the funny 
things that happened. 

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So the children? helped Jack 
very much. 

The children were very glad 

that they had made little Jack 
so happy. 

Now Jack is well again. 

He is back in school. 

But he will always remember 
how kind the children were 
to him when he broke his leg. 


The Golden Rule in Verse 

Be you to others kind and true, 
As you’d have others be to you. 

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Bob is our baby. 

He is only two years old. 

One day Grandma gave him a cooky. 
Then Bob ran to Mother. 

He said, “Bite, Mamma, bite.” 

So Mother took a bite 
of baby’s cooky. 

Now wasn’t Bob an unselfish boy? 







Hallowe’en Fun for a Sick Girl 

Little Alice had been sick 
for a long time. 

She was better now. 

But she could not walk. 

She had to sit in a wheel chair 
most of the day. 

Sometimes she felt very lonely. 

It was Hallowe’en. 

Four of her little friends 

wanted to make Alice happy. 

So they went to see little AHce. 

Helen dressed up Hke an old 
colored “mammy.” 

She blackened her face. 


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She put on her grandmother’s 
old suit. 

She wore a red handkerchief 
on her head. 

Ruth was the mother. 

She dressed up in some of her 
mother’s old clothes. 

She took care of the baby. 

Kate was the baby. 

She wore a long, white dress. 

She had a funny httle bonnet 
on her head. 

She sat in a baby carriage. 

Ruth pushed the baby carriage. 

The mother and baby did look 
so funny. 


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Jane played she was the daddy. 

She dressed up in her big brother’s 
old clothes. 

She looked funny, too. 

When httle Alice saw her four 
playmates, how she laughed! 

She was so glad to see them. 

Her mother gave ^ the children 
cocoa and animal cookies. 

The five httle girls had ; 

a very happy time. 

Ahce felt better after 
the Hallowe’en visit. 

The four friends were happy too. 

They were happy because they had 
made little Alice happy. 

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Nell’s Valentines 

Nell was a poor little girl. 

Her father was dead. 

Nell had three httle brothers 
and sisters. 

Nell’s mother worked very hard. 

She worked hard to buy food 
and clothes for the children. 

She could not give the children 
any money to spend. 

So, when Valentine Day came, 
Nell was sad. 

She could not have any money 
to buy valentines. 

She did so much want to give 
valentines to her friends! 


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So she thought of a plan. 

Her mother helped her to make 
six pretty valentines. 

Nell gave one valentine to each of 
six of her friends. 

Her friends were pleased with them. 

Nell thought perhaps she wouldn’t 
get any valentines. 

But some of the children in Nell’s 
room planned to surprise her. 

On Valentine’s Day, they had a 
valentine box in the schoolroom. 

The children put all the valentines 
into this box. 

Then some of the children played 
they were mailmen. 

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They passed out the valentines. 
Nell sat quietly in her seat. 
She wanted to cry. 

Then a mailman brought her 
two pretty valentines. 
Another mailman brought her 
four valentines. 

How happy Nell was! 

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There were valentines 
and more valentines. 

NelFs eyes shone. 

Her cheeks grew red. 

When she counted her valentines, 
she found there were fourteen! 

How happy Nell was! 

Her classmates did not tell Nell 
about their plan to give her 
valentines. 

But when they saw how happy Nell 
was, they were happy too. 

I think they thought it was more fun 
to give than to get valentines. 

They found that Valentine’s Day 
was a good time to make 
little folks happy. 

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A Letter and Card Shower 

Carl was a boy in our room at school. 

He was a good little boy. 

He was at home, 

sick with scarlet fever. 

So we couldn’t go to see him. 

But we did think of him. 

We gave him a letter and card shower. 

Do you know what a letter 
and card shower is? 

I’ll tell you about it. 

Some of the children wrote letters 
to Carl. 

Ben told him about the health race. 

He told him how we were all trying 
to gain the most in weight. 

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John told him about the games 
we played. 

Bobby told him how much we 
missed him. 

Jane told him about the pretty new 
dress that the teacher wore. 

Alice told him who the children were 
that had very neat papers. 

Some of the children bought “sick 
cards” at the store. 

There were pretty pictures on them. 

There was reading on the “sick 
cards,” too. 

One card read, 

“Little boy, httle boy. 

We miss you so! 

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Little boy, little boy, 

Hurry and get well.” 

The children put stamps on these 
letters and cards. 

Then they mailed them. 

The next day, Carl was sitting 
in a chair by the window. 

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He saw the mailman coming 
to his house. 

What do you suppose the mailman 
brought? 

Well, he brought twenty cards and 
letters to Carl. 

Carl was so excited! 

He couldn’t open the letters fast 
enough. 

He enjoyed the letters and cards 
so much. 

He read them over and over again. 

When he got back to school, 
he thanked the children | 

for sending him these letters 
and cards. 


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Polite Tom 


Tom was a little boy. 

One day, Tom was riding 
in a yellow bus. 

The bus was crowded. 

An old lady and some teachers 
got on the bus. 

There were no seats for the teachers. 
There was no seat for the little 
old lady. 

Tom got up. 

He lifted his cap. 

He spoke to the little old lady. 
He said, 

“You may have my seat, ma’am.” 
The little old lady took Tom’s seat. 

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She smiled and said, 

“Thank you very much, little boy.” 
You see, Tom was a polite little boy. 
He had good manners. 

Tom was kind to older people. 

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A Polite Little Girl 

One day our class was having 
a reading lesson. 

It was a lesson about rain and 
sunshine. 

We all liked the lesson about 
rain and sunshine. 


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We sat up straight in our 
little red chairs. 

We tried hard to read well. 

We did read well. 

After the lesson was over, 
our teacher said, 

“That was a very good lesson, 
children.” 

Then little Anna said, “Thank you. 
Miss Smith.” 

Now, wasnT Anna a polite little girl? 

Politeness 

Politeness is to do and say. 

The kindest thing in the kindest way. 

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An Impolite Boy 

It was a warm day. 

The children were thirsty. 

They were getting their drinks 
at the fountain. 

They were standing in Hne 
for their turns. 

One httle boy was very rude. 

He pushed ahead of the other 
children. 

He even pushed a little girl aside. 

Then he said in a rude voice, 
“Give me a drink!” 

He didn’t even say, “Please.” 

He didn’t wait for his turn. 

Wasn’t he very impolite? 

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“Please Excuse Me” 

Did you ever hear any one say, 
“Please excuse me”? ■ 

Of course you have. 

One day, Ruth stepped on our 
teacher’s shoes. 

She didn’t mean to do it. 

But it was crowded in the room. 

So we were very close to the teacher. 

Ruth was so near the teacher 

that she stepped on her shoes. 

Ruth said, “Please excuse me!” 

Of course our teacher said, 
“Certainly.” 

Another time, we had some company 
at our house. 


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My mother was talking to the 
guests. 

My brother wanted to pass by them. 

But he couldn’t find room to walk 
behind Mother and the guests. 

So he had to walk in front of them. 

Then my brother said, 

“I’m sorry. Please excuse me.” 

Of course Mother and the guests 
excused Brother. 

A few days later, some children 
were playing a game. 

A little boy hit a little girl with 
his arm. 

He didn’t mean to hit the Httle 
girl. 


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He didn’t hurt the little girl. 

But he did remember to say, 
“Please excuse me.” 

After this, I, too, am going to try to 
remember to say it. 


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A May Day Party 

It was May Day. 

Our room had a fine May Day party. 

It seemed like a real party. 

There was a clean, white lunch cloth 
on the teacher’s desk. 

There were many paper plates 
there too. 

There were pretty, paper doihes 
upon the plates. 

These doihes looked Hke lace. 

On the plates were good things 
to eat. 

On each plate there were cookies, 
dates, and a nut cup filled 
with nuts. 


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These nut cups looked like little 
May baskets. 

Some of the nut cups were blue. 

Some were green. 

Ten of the nut cups were pink. 

Eight were yellow. 

These nut cups did make the table 
look so pretty. 

Before the party, we had^washed 
our hands. 

So our hands were clean. 

We all played that our desks 
were Httle tables. 

We wanted our desks to be clean. 

So at noon, Edna and Mabel wiped 
the desks with clean cloths. 


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We put a white paper napkin 
on each desk. 

We played the paper napkin was 

a clean, white tablecloth. 

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Two little girls served each row. 
They carried two plates at a time. 
They put them down upon the desks 
very carefully. 

They did not hurry. 

They did not spill any of the nuts. 
We waited until all the children 
had been served. 

When all had been served, we ate 
our lunches. 

After the party was over, we all 

thanked our teacher. 

Paul said, “Thank you very much.” 

Mack said, “I had a very good time 

at your party.” 

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Jennie said, “I enjoyed the party 
very much.” 

The other children enjoyed it too. 

All the children were poHte. 

They all had good manners. 

We had a fine time at the party. 

Some day, we are going to have 
another party. 

The Whole Duty of Children 

A child should always say what’s 
true. 

And speak when he is spoken to. 

And behave mannerly at table. 

At least as far as he is able. 


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Brave Charles 

One day, Charles was playing 
out-of-doors. 

He was trying to catch the ball. 
He ran and fell. 

He hit his head against a stone. 
He cut a deep gash in his forehead. 
How it did bleed! 

But Charles did not cry. 

His playmates took him home. 
His mother stopped the bleeding. 
Then she put some red medicine 
upon the wound. 

It hurt very much when she put on 
this red medicine. 

Charles felt like crying. 

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But Charles did not cry. 

Now, wasn’t Charles a brave little 
boy? 


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Brave Jane 

Jane was a little girl five years old. 

She tried to take good care 
of her teeth. 

One day she found a cavity 
in a back tooth. 

The tooth did not ache. 

But Jane could feel the tiny hole 
with her tongue. 

She told her mother about it. 

Her mother said that Jane would 
have to go to the dentist. 

So, the next day, Jane’s mother 
took her to the dentist^ 

Now Jane had never been 
to a dentist. 


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So she was afraid. 

But she wanted to be brave. 

The dentist was such a kind man. 
He loved little children. 

He looked at Jane’s tooth. 

Then he said, 

“Little girl, I am sorry. 

I’m afraid it may hurt you a Httle. 

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But I’ll be very careful. 

You are going to be 

a brave little girl. Aren’t you?” 
The dentist was very careful. 

But he did have to hurt little Jane. 
Little Jane was very brave. 

She didn’t cry at all. 

In a short time the tooth was filled. 
The pain was all gone. 

Little Jane was very happy. 

On the way home, her mother said, 
“Didn’t the dentist hurt you?” 
Little Jane said, 

“Oh yes. Mother, he hurt me.” 
“But you didn’t cry,” said her 
mother. 


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“Oh/’ said little Jane, “you know 
Dr. Brown told me that he was 
going to hurt me. 

I wanted to be brave. 

I didn’t want to cry. 

So I didn’t cry.” 

Wasn’t Jane a brave little girl? 

Do Not Cry 

Oh fie! 

Do not cry! 

If you hit your toe, 

Say 0! and let it go, 

Be a man— 

If you can— 

And do not cry. 


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The World’s a Very Happy 
Place 

The world’s a very happy place, 
Where every child should dance 
and sing, 

And always have a smiling face. 
And never sulk for anything. 

The world is such a happy place. 
That children, whether big or small. 
Should always have a s m iling face. 
And never, never sulk at all. 

Happy Thought 

The world is so full of a number 
of things, 

I’m sure we should all be as happy 
as kings. 


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Cross Nell 

Nell was plajdng with her dolls. 
For a long time, she enjoyed it. 
She played ^‘school” with her dolls. 
She played “picnic’’ with her dolls. 
She played “party” with her dolls. 
After a while, Nell grew tired 
of these games. 

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Then she wanted to change 
Betty’s dress. 

Betty was her biggest doll. 

She was the doll Nell loved the best. 

She was a very pretty doll. 

She had blue eyes, and curly hair. 

Nell took off Betty’s pink silk dress. 

Then she tried to put on 
her blue satin dress. 

But Nell wasn’t very careful. 

She couldn’t get the doll’s arm 
into the sleeve. 

Then Nell became very cross. 

She stamped her little foot. 

She said, “Oh you naughty, naughty 
doll!” 


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She threw Betty down so hard 
that her head was broken. 
Then Nell cried and cried. 
Poor, foolish little Nell! 

SiUy MoU 

All the bells were ringing, 

All the birds were singing. 
When Molly sat down crying, 
For her broken doll. 

Oh, you silly Moll, 

Sobbing and sighing 
for a broken doll, 

\ When all the bells are ringing, 
^And all the birds are singing. 


Sunbeams on a Rainy Day 

It was a summer day. 

When Fan and Nell got up 

in the morning, they looked 
out of the window. 

They saw the rain was coming down. 

Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, 
went the rain. 

Fan stood at the window. 

She pouted and pouted. 

“Oh dear!” she said. 

“I don’t like this horrid rain. 

The rain is spoiling our picnic.” 

Fan was so cross that she looked 
hke a big, black, ugly cloud. < 

Nell wanted to go to the picnic, too. 

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When she first saw the rain, 
she was cross, too. 

Then a happy thought came to her. 

She said to Fan, 

“There aren’t any sunbeams 
out-of-doors. 

So let us have sunbeams inside.” 

Fan said, 

“I don’t see how we can have 
sunbeams in the house. 

We can’t make the sunshine come in, 
when it is raining so hard.^’ 

“Of course not,” said Nell. 

“We can’t have any real sunbeams. 

But let’s you and I play 
that we are sunbeams.” 


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Fan didn’t know how to play 
‘‘sunbeams.” 

But Nell told her how. 

When Fan and Nell went down 
to breakfast, Mother looked up 
in surprise. 

She had expected to see 
two cross httle girls. 

But Fan and Nell were 
neatly dressed. 

They were smiling and happy. 

They didn’t pout at breakfast. 

They picked up the toys that were 
scattered about the play room. 

When Mother came in, she was 
surprised to find things so neat. 


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Fan went to the piano. 

She played her music lesson 
over and over again. 

Mother was surprised. 

For often, Fan pouted 

when Mother told her to work 
on her music lesson. 










Fan was surprised, too. 

She found that she was having 
a good time at the piano. 

When Father came home that night, 
two happy little girls met him 
at the door. 

Nell put away his umbrella. 

Fan put away his rubbers. 

Father said, 

“My! This has been a rainy day.” 

Mother said, 

“Yes, there were no sunbeams 
out-of-doors. 

But all day, there have been 

two sunbeams in our house.” 

Father couldn’t understand. 


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So Mother said, 

‘‘Nell and Fan have been two lovely 
little sunbeams.” 

Father was pleased to hear about 
the sunbeams. 

When bedtime came, Nell and Fan 
were tired but happy. 

Fan said, “Nell, I am so glad 
that we played ‘sunbeams.’ 
Let’s play it again to-morrow.” 

Sing a Song of Seasons 

Sing a song of seasons. 

Something bright in all! 

Flowers in the summer. 

Fires in the fall. 


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Robin in the Rain 


The rain is raining all around, 

It falls on grass and flowers, 

And tears are rolling down the cheeks. 
Of the silly boys and girls. 

The rain is raining all around, 

It falls on the Redbreast gay. 

And little crying boys and girls. 

In the rain hear robin singing. 

“Cheer up! Cheer up! Cheer up!’’ 
sings he. 

“Cheer up, cheer up, chee, chee, 
Cheer up! Cheer up! Cheer up!” 
sings he, 

“Cheer up, cheer up, chee, chee.” 

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Banking 

Do you have a School Savings Bank 
in your school? 

We do. 

Most of the children in our room 
save some money every week. 

They bring the money to school 
every Tuesday morning. 

All the children who save 
have bank books. 

When they save some money, 
the teacher writes 
the amount saved 
in their bank books. 

In this way we can tell how much 

each pupil has saved. 

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Some children get their money 

from their fathers and mothers. 

Others get money from their 
big brothers and sisters. 

Some children get money from their 
uncles and aunts. 

Some of the boys carry papers. 

Some boys and girls go on errands. 

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Some children get “spending 
money.” 

They use some of it for buying 
useful things. 

They buy their own tablets 
and pencils. 

They do not spend all of their money 
for candy. 

They save some of their 
“spending money.” 

The money that the children save 
is put into a large bank 
down town. 

It makes the children feel 

hke grown-ups to have money 
in a real bank. 


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How We Won the Honor Banner 

Every Tuesday is banking day 
in our school. 

Last Tuesday, we won 
the school banner. 


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All but seven children 
saved some money. 

Every one in Row Four saved. 

So Row Four was a perfect row. 

Anna doesn’t have much money. 

But she wanted to help our room 
win the honor banner. 

So every week Anna saved a penny. 

She never forgot to bring her penny. 

Stanley’s father was sick. 

So he could save only a penny, too. 

We are very proud of these two 
children. 

They did their very best. 

They helped our room 
win the banner. 


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Three children brought a nickel each. 

Seven children brought a dime each. 

Four children saved a quarter each. 

Three children saved fifty cents each. 

Other children saved, too. 

All together, our room saved 
three dollars and sixty-nine 
cents. 

Our room had more children who 
saved than any other room 
in the school. 

That is why we won the honor 
banner. 

Oh, but we were glad when the 
banner was brought into our 
room! 


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It is a very pretty banner. 

It is blue. 

It is trimmed with gold braid. 

On one side, there is a gold tassel. 

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There are gold letters printed on it. 

This is what the banner says, 
LINCOLN SCHOOL 
Honor Room 
School Savings 
Bank. 

We were very happy to get 
the banner. 

We are going to try to get it again 
next week. 

We are going to try to get every boy 
and every girl in our room 
to save. 

WouldnT that be fine? 

Besides, we are going to learn 
how to use money. 

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How Two Children Treated Their 
Christmas Story Books 

Last Christmas Rose received 
a story book. 

It was a Christmas present 
from her mother. 

Her cousin Roy was given a story 
book by his mother, too. 

The two books were just ahke. 

The stories in the book 
were good stories. 

They were stories about Toyland. 

The two cousins liked the stories 
very much. 

They hked the pretty pictures, too. 

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Sometimes the children read 
in their own books. 

Sometimes their mothers read 
to them. 

Rose had not learned how 
to take care of a book. 

Rose had soiled hands 

when she read her book. 

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She tried to read in her book 
when she was eating 
bread and jam. 

She spilled ink on her book. 

Often she left it lying on the floor. 

She even tore some of the pages. 

In six weeks Rose’s book 
looked old and worn. 

Is that the way your book looks? 

Roy knew how to take care of books. 

Usually, a girl has cleaner hands 
than a boy. 

Now Roy’s hands were often soiled. 

But when he wanted to read 

in his book, if his hands were 
soiled, he always washed them. 

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You see he loved his book so much. 

He wanted to take good care of it. 

When Roy ate bread and jam, 
he did not read in his book. 

He was careful always 

to wash his hands first. 

He did not spill ink on his book. 

When he turned the pages, he 
turned them very carefully. 

So he did not tear the leaves 
of his book. 

When he finished reading, he put 
the book on the library table. 

In six weeks Roy’s book looked 
almost like a new book. 

Is that the way your book looks, too? 

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Muddy Shoes 


Little boy, little girl, 

Do you bring in lots of mud. 
When the streets are muddy. 

Oh, so muddy in the rain? 

Oh no, oh no, oh no. 

We would never bring in mud. 
When the streets are muddy. 

Oh, so muddy in the rain. 

Little boy, little girl. 

Do you like to breathe the dust. 
Brought in on muddy shoes. 
When the playground muddy is? 

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Oh no, oh no, oh no. 

We would never breathe the dust. 
Brought in on muddy shoes. 

When the playground muddy is. 

Little boy, httle girl. 

Would you spoil the kitchen floor. 
Just washed by Mother dear. 
Bringing mud upon your shoes? 

Oh no, oh no, oh no. 

Never spoil the kitchen floor. 

Just washed by Mother dear. 
Bringing mud upon our shoes. 

Little boy, little girl. 

Would you ruin the lovely shoes, 

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Kind Daddy bought for you, 

By walking in the mud, mud? 

Oh no, oh no, oh no. 

We would never ruin our shoes. 
Kind Daddy bought for us. 

By walking in the mud, mud. 

Little boy, Httle girl. 

Do you wipe your shoes with care. 
When the day is muddy. 

Oh, so muddy out-of-doors? 

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes. 

We do wipe our shoes with care 
When the day is muddy. 

Oh, so muddy out-of-doors. 

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Tardy Jane 

Jane was seven years old. 
She lived across the street 
from our school. 


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Sometimes Jane went to bed too late. 

Then, when morning came, 
she wanted to sleep. 

She didnT want to get up. 

She was too sleepy to dress quickly. 

So she came tardy to school. 

She came tardy three times 
in one month. 

None of the other little boys or girls 
came tardy. 

Jane didn’t like to be the only one 
tardy. 

Now she goes to bed early. 

She isn’t sleepy when morning comes. 

She dresses quickly. 

She always gets to school on time. 

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An On-Time Kindergarten 

We have a kindergarten at our school. 

There are forty children 
in the kindergarten. 

Twenty children come to school 
in the morning. 

Twenty children come to school 
in the afternoon. 

Some of the children are four years 
old. 

Some of them are five years old. 

February was a cold month. 

Sometimes there was snow 
on the ground. 

Many kindergarten children 

lived far away from the school. 

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These little children were braver 
than some of the larger boys 
and girls. 

They hked to come to school. 

They didn’t want to stay home 
because it was cold. 

Besides, they wanted to get 

to the kindergarten on time. 

Every child came on time. 

In February, not a single little boy 
or girl was late to kindergarten. 

Don’t you think that it is a fine 
kindergarten? 

I think we could call it, 

“An On-Time Kindergarten.” 

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Lazy Tom 

Tom was a very lazy boy. 

He didn’t want to get up in the 
morning. 

He was too lazy to brush his shoes. 

He was too lazy to clean his teeth. 

He was too lazy to help his mother. 

He was almost too lazy to move. 

One morning, lazy Tom was asleep 
in his little bed. 

While he slept, he had a strange 
dream. 

In his dream, Tom thought it was 
morning and time to get up. 

He heard the school bell ringing, 

“Time for school, time for school.” 

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But Tom wouldn’t get up. 

He was still fast asleep in bed. 
His mother called, 

“Tom, Tom, time to get up! 
Tom, Tom, time to get up!” 
But Tom didn’t get up. 

Then he heard a noise outside 
of the window. 











It sounded like “Buzz, buzz.” 

Soon a little bee flew in. 

The bee lighted on Tom’s nose. 

Tom was afraid the bee was going 
to sting him. 

The httle bee did not sting Tom. 
It said, 

“Hello, lazy Tom. 

I am better than you are.” 

Then Tom said, 

“Oh no, you are only a httle bee. 
I am a big, strong boy.” 

“Yes, yes,” said the bee. 

“You are a big, strong boy. 

But I am better than you. 

I am not lazy. 


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I gather honey from the flowers. 
So I make many people happy. 

I am of some use in the world. 
But you, you are just a lazy boy. 
Only a lazy boy.” 

Then the Httle bee flew out 
of the window. 

Next a httle ant crawled up 
Tom’s arm. 

Tom did not hke the httle ant. 
The ant began to talk to Tom. 

It said, 

“HeUo, lazy Tom. 

I am better than you are.” 

Then Tom said, 

^‘Oh no, you are only a httle ant. 

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I am a big, strong boy.” 

“Yes, yes,” said the little ant. 
“You are a big, strong boy. 

But I am better than you. 

I am not lazy. 

I help to build a home for my 
little ants. 

Did you ever make anything? 

Do you ever help anyone? 

You don’t even help yourself. 

You are just a lazy boy. 

Only a lazy boy.” 

Then the little ant crawled away. 
A little squirrel came into the room. 
It had a nut in its mouth. 

It sat up on its two hind legs. 

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It held the nut with its front paws. 

The front paws looked Hke two 
little hands. 

The squirrel looked ever so cunning. 

But Tom did not like the little 
squirrel. 

He was afraid the squirrel 

would call him “Lazy Tom.” 

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The squirrel began to talk to Tom. 

It said, 

“Hello, lazy Tom. 

I am better than you are.” 

Then Tom said, 

“Oh no, you are only a httle squirrel. 
I am a big, strong boy.” 

“Yes, yes,” said the squirrel. 

“You are a big, strong boy. 

But I am better than you. 

I am not lazy. 

I gather many nuts. 

I get my own food. 

You are too lazy to help yourself. 
You won’t even get a glass of water 
for yourself. 


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You ask your mother or big sister 
to bring you a glass of water. 

They shouldn’t bring you the water. 

But they do. 

They forget that you are a big, 
strong boy. 

You are just a lazy boy.” 

Then Tom awoke. 

He heard his mother calHng, 

“Tom, Tom, time to get up. 

Tom, Tom, time to get up.” 

Tom jumped out of bed ever so 
quickly. 

When his mother came upstairs, 
she found Tom dressed. 

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She was very much surprised. 

Tom did not tell her about his 
dream. 

But he made up his mind that he 
wasn’t going to let a little bee, 
a httle ant or a httle squirrel 
get ahead of him. 

So now Tom works hard. 

He isn’t lazy any more. 

Time to Rise 

A birdie with a yellow bill, 

Hopped upon the window sill. 
Cocked his shining eye and said, 
“Aren’t you ’shamed, you sleepy 
head?” 


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Marpee and the Puzzle Picture 

Marpee was a little girl. 

Her real name was Martha. 

When she was httle, she could not 
say, “Martha.” 

So she called herself “Marpee.” 

Now everyone calls her “Marpee.” 

One day, Marpee’s big sister gave 
her a puzzle picture. 

It was a colored puzzle. 

It was made of cardboard. 

There were many funny pieces. 

These funny pieces had to be put 
together. 

It was very hard to match these 
pieces. 


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Marpee worked and worked at the 


puzzle picture. 

She worked for a long time. 

She wanted to work out the puzzle. 
It was hard work to find the right 
pieces. 

But Marpee did not give up. 

She put all the pieces together. 

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When she had finished, she was very 
happy. 

Guess what the puzzle picture was. 
It wasn’t a dog. 

It wasn’t a cat. 

It wasn’t a doll. 

It wasn’t an automobile. 

It wasn’t a boy. 

It wasn’t a girl. 

It was Santa Claus himself! 

He was dressed in a red suit. 

He was driving his reindeer. 
Besides, he had a wonderful pack 
of toys upon his back. 

Wasn’t that a fine puzzle picture? 

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Who Found the Four-Leaf Clover? 

One day in June four little girls 
went to the park for a picnic. 

After they had eaten their lunch, 
Alice said, 

“It is too hot to play 
a ‘running game.’ 

Let us see if we can find some 
four-leaf clovers.” 

The three httle girls thought that 
was a fine plan. 

So they began to hunt for 
four-leaf clovers. 

Dolly hunted for a few minutes. 

She didn’t find any four-leaf clovers. 

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So she said, 

“I can’t find any four-leaf clovers. 
There are no four-leaf clovers here. 
I’m tired. 

I am not going to hunt any more.” 
So Dolly gave up. 

The other three httle girls kept on. 
In a few minutes, Polly said, 

“I can’t find any four-leaf clovers. 
There are no four-leaf clovers here. 
I’m tired. 

I am not going to hunt any more.” 
So Polly gave up. 

Jane and Ahce were not ready 
to give up. 


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They kept on looking for four-leaf 
clovers. 

In a few minutes, Alice said, 

“I can’t find any four-leaf clovers. 

There are no four-leaf clovers here. 

I’m tired. 

I am not going to hunt any more.” 

So Alice gave up too. 

Jane said, 

“I am sure there are four-leaf clovers 
here. 

r am not going to give up yet. 

I am going to hunt a little longer. 

I would hke to see if I could find a 
four-leaf clover.” 


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So Jane kept on hunting for 
four-leaf clovers. 

In a few minutes Jane said, 

“I found one! I found one!” 

She showed the four-leaf clover to 
her friends. 

Then she took it home with her 
to show to her mother. 

Jane was glad that she had found 
a four-leaf clover. 

She was glad that she had not 
given up. 

She pressed the four-leaf clover. 

Now she keeps it in the story book 
she hkes best. 


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Sara Louise 


Sara Louise was a little girl. 

Most of the time she minded her 
mother. 

She ate candy and sweets after 
meals. 

She didn’t eat much candy. 

For her mother did not want her 
to eat much candy. 

She did not want Sara Louise to eat 
many sweets. 

She knew that it would make Sara 
Louise sick. 


One day Sara’s mother made a cake. 



’ She covered it with frosting. 

[ She put it on the kitchen table. 
L Then she went upstairs to dress 

for dinner. 

Sara Louise saw the cake. 

[ She nibbled at the cake. 

! She ate most of the frosting. 

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That night, Sara Louise was sick. 

Then she said, 

“I wonder if the frosting 
made me sick. 

I think Mother knows 
what is best for me. 

Anyway, I was naughty 
to eat the frosting 
off the cake. 

I am never again going to eat 
the frosting off the cake.’’ 

You may be sure Sara Louise 
never did. 

She never again nibbled at her 
mother’s cakes. 


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The Little Girl Who Didn’t Mind 

Betty Lou was a little girl 

who liked to play out-of-doors. 

Sometimes she wanted to cross 
the street. 

Her mother did not want 

Betty Lou to cross the street. 

You see, many automobiles 
passed by Betty’s home. 

One day, Betty Lou was playing 
in the yard. 

Some older children crossed 
the street. 

So Betty Lou wanted to cross 
the street, too. 

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Her mother called, 

“Betty Lou, come back. 

Do not cross the street!” 

But Betty Lou didn’t come back. 
She ran across the street. 

She ran as fast as her little legs 
could carry her. 

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She stumbled and fell. 

She hurt her little knee. 

Then she came home. 

She was crying because her knee hurt. 

Her mother bandaged the knee 
with a clean cloth. 

Then she said, 

“Little girl, I’m sorry. 

You crossed the street. 

Then you hurt your knee. 

Trouble comes to little girls who 
do not mind their mothers.” 

Betty Lou knew this was true. 

Now she minds her mother, 

and does not cross the street. 


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Betty and Dotty 

Betty and Dotty were playmates. 

These two little girls liked each other 
very much. 

They played together 
without quarreling. 

One summer day, they were playing 
with blocks. 

Betty played with one-half 
of the blocks. 

Dotty played with the other half 
of the blocks. 

First they each made a house. 

They put rooms into the houses. 

Each house had a porch, too. 

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Next they made a hospital. 

They said they wanted to have 
a place for the sick people. 

Betty needed one more block 
to finish her hospital. 

She said, ‘T wish I had another 
block.” 

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Dotty said, “You may have one 
of mine.” 

So Dotty gave Betty a block. 

Then Betty said, “Thank you. 
Dotty.” 

Dotty said, “You’re welcome, 
Betty.” 

Dotty and Betty kept on playing 
in this happy way 
until it was time to go to bed. 

Then Dotty said, “Good night, 
Betty,” and went home. 

When morning came, the two girls 
played together again. 

They did have such good times 
together. 


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The Coming of Spring 

Dear Mother, guess what I have 
heard— 

Oh, it will soon be spring! 

Tm sure it was a little bird; 
Mother, I heard him sing. 

Look at this little piece of green 
That peeps out from the snow. 
As if it wanted to be seen. 

Twill soon be spring, I know. 

And oh, come here, come here 
and look! 

How fast it runs along. 

Here is a sparkling little brook; 

Do hear its pretty song! 

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I love to think of what you said, 
Mother, to me, last night. 

Of this great world that God has 
made. 

So beautiful and bright. 

Beautiful Hands 

Beautiful hands are they that do, 
Work that is noble, brave and true, 
Moment by moment, the long day 
through. 

Love the Beautiful 

Love the beautiful. 

Seek out the true. 

Wish for the good. 

And the best do. 


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The Boy Who Never Told a Lie 

Once there was a little boy, 

With curly hair and pleasant eye, 
A boy who always told the truth. 
And never, never told a lie. 

And when he trotted off to school, 
The children all about would cry, 
“There goes the curly-headed boy— 
The boy that never tells a lie.” 

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The First Thanksgiving Day 

Many years ago the Pilgrims came 
to this country. 

They came from a country 
called England. 

They came in a ship 

called “The Mayflower.” 

When they reached this country, 
they found Indians living here. 

It was winter, and it was very cold. 

There were no houses here. 

So the men worked hard 
to build houses. 

They cut down trees. 

They built log houses. 

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They lived in these log houses. 

The first winter was a long, hard, 
cold one. 

Many people died. 

But at last spring came. 

Some kind Indians gave the Pilgrims 
corn. 

The Pilgrims planted the corn. 

The corn grew. 

In the fall, the Pilgrims said, 

‘‘Let us thank God for our homes. 

Let us thank God for our food.” 

They asked the Indians to come 
to the dinner. 

They had wild turkeys, nuts and 
other good things to eat. 

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They had a very good time. 
Everyone was happy. 

So that was the first Thanksgiving. 

Now, every year, we have 
Thanksgiving Day. 

Before dinner, some people go 
to church. 

They thank God for the things 
that He has given them. 

A Thanksgiving Song 

Summer is gone. 

Autumn is here. 

This is the harvest 
For all the year. 


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Corn in the crib, 

Oats in the bin, 

Wheat is all threshed, 

Barley drawn in. 

Apples are barreled. 

Nuts laid to dry; 

Frost in the garden. 

Winter is nigh. 

Father in heaven. 

Thank Thee for all. 

Winter and springtime. 

Summer and fall. 

We Thank Thee 

For all things fair we hear or see. 

Father in heaven, we thank Thee! 

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The Thanksgiving Game 

It was the day before Thanksgiving. 
Marion said to her five playmates, 
“Let us play it is Thanksgiving time. 
Let us play we are in school. 

I’ll be the teacher. 

You will be the pupils.” 

The five children said, 

‘ 'Yes, yes! Do let us play this game. 
So the play began. 

M avion. To-morrow 

is Thanksgiving. 

Tell me why you are 
thankful. 

Billy. I am thankful for a dove 
and a rabbit. 

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Gladys. 

I am thankful for the cat 
I have. 

Don. 

I am thankful 

for the turkeys 
we get. 

Ethel. 

We can be thankful 
we have something 
to eat. 

Don. 

We ought to be thankful 
for the clothes we have. 

Boh. 

We should be thankful 
for our homes. 

Ethel. 

We are thankful 

for the money we get. 

Boh. 

I am thankful 

for the pure water 
we have to drink. 


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Ethel. We are thankful 
for our farms. 

Don. I am thankful 

because there are 
no wild animals 
here now. 

Gladys. I am thankful for school. 

Billy. So am I. 

I am thankful 

for my books, too. 

Gladys. We are thankful 
for Christmas. 

It is such a happy time. 

Billy. I am thankful 

for my birthday. 

Then I have a cake 

with candles upon it. 


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Don. I am thankful 

for the Pilgrims 
and for Thanksgiving 
Day itself. 

Billy. I am, too. 

Besides, I am glad 
that I can hear, 
and talk and walk. 

Bob. We should be thankful 

for our eyes. 

With them, we can see 
so many beautiful 
things. 

Ethel. I think we should be 

thankful for our 
mothers and fathers. 


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Gladys. Yes, and I am glad, too, 
that I live in America. 
It is such a 

wonderful country. 
Marion. I didn’t know there were 
so many things 
for which to be thankful. 


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Dear me! 

But Mother is calling. 

So we must stop this 
Thanksgiving game. 

To-morrow, well have 
a real Thanksgiving. 

Well bring a fine Thanks¬ 
giving basket to the poor 
Davis family. 

Well put many good 
things into it. 

^‘Yes, yes, yes,” cried all the children. 

“We have so much for which to be 
thankful. 

We want everyone else to be happy 
upon Thanksgiving Day, too.” 

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Selfish Jim 

It was a cold winter day. 

It was just a few days 
before Christmas. 

Many people were down town. 

They were buying Christmas presents 
for those they loved. 

A man was standing on 
a busy corner. 

Near him was a heavy iron kettle. 

The man walked back and forth to 
keep warm. 

He was ringing a bell. 

The bell seemed to say, 

“Come, happy people! 

Come, good folks! 

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Drop some money into the iron 
kettle. 

Help buy Christmas dinners ' 

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Make some poor little boys and 
girls happy at Christmas time.” 

Many people heard the bell. 

They hstened and helped. 

Fathers and mothers gave. 

Many httle children gave, too. 

Pennies, dimes and nickels dropped 
into the iron kettle. 

Quarters and half-dollars made 
a jinghng sound. 

Sometimes a dollar bill found its way 
into the iron kettle. 

Jim and his mother were 
down town, too. 

Jim heard the bell. 

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Jim saw the people giving. 

He said, 

‘^Mother, if I had a thousand dollars, 
I would give it all to the poor.” 

Jim had some money in his pocket. 

But Jim did not have 
a thousand dollars. 

So Jim passed by the kettle. 

Not a penny did he drop 
into the kettle. 

When he came to the next block, 
he saw a candy store. 

He said, 

“Mother, I must have some candy.” 

So Jim went into the store. 


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He bought some candy. 

He paid for it with a new dime. 

When he came out, his mother said, 

“Jim, didn’t I hear you say 

that if you had a thousand 
dollars you would give it all 
to the poor?” 

“Yes, Mother, I said that,” 
said Jim. 

“Jim, you didn’t have a thousand 
dollars. 

But you did have a dime.” 

Jim hung his head in shame. 

He knew that he had been selfish. 

Jim was sorry that he had been 
so selfish. 


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The Indian Game 

When I put feathers in my head, 
And wear my tan suit 
fringed with red, 

I’m not a boy then, but instead 
An Indian with a stealthy tread. 
Inside I have to fix up, too; 

I listen well, as Indians do. 

I make my eyes see clear and true. 
And never ask, what, where, or who. 

It is the best game that I play, 
For often will my mother say. 
When things have bothered her 
some way, 

“Now be an Indian to-day.” 

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Flag Salute 


I love my country, 

I honor her flag, 

And I will cheerfully 
Obey her laws. 

Our Flag 

I know three little sisters. 

You know the sisters, too. 

For one is red, and one is white. 
The other one is blue. 

Hurrah for the three little sisters. 
Hurrah for the red, white and blue. 
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah, hurrah. 
Hurrah for the red, white and blue. 

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Remember Memorial Day 


I know a day, 

You know it, too. 

It conies in Maytime, 

When the flowers bloom. 

It is the day 
For bringing flowers 
To place on the graves 
Of the soldiers dead. 

It comes in May, 

Thirtieth day. 

Memorial Day. 

Remember, we pray. 

This is what little children can do 
to show their thanks. 


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There Are Many Flags 

There are many flags in many lands, 
There are flags of every hue, 

But there is no flag in any land. 
Like our own red, white and blue. 

Then hurrah for the flag. 

Our Country’s flag. 

Its stripes and white stars too. 
There is no flag in any land. 

Like our own Red, White, and Blue. 

A Song of Our Flag 

Your Flag and my Flag! 

And, oh, how much it holds! 

The one Flag, the great Flag, 

The Flag for me and you. 

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Let Little Hands Bring Blossoms 

Let little hands bring 
blossoms sweet, 

To soldiers brave, soldiers brave. 
Who he here low. 


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Let little hearts to soldiers dead, 
Their love and praise, love and praise. 
And honor show. 

We’ll love the flag they loved so well. 
The dear old flag, dear old flag. 
Old banner bright; 

We’ll love the land for which 
they fell. 

With soul and strength, 
soul and strength. 

And all our might. 

A Good American 
A good American I would be. 

My Country love and honor; 
Her laws, too, I would ever keep. 
And give to her my very best. 

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When the Flag Passed By 

One day, there was a parade 
in our city. 

Many people were watching 
the parade. 

First there was a band. 

The band played lively music. 

The marchers kept step to the music. 

Behind the band came 
some pohcemen. 

They were dressed in blue uniforms. 

They looked very nice. 

They were riding some lively, 
beautiful horses. 

Behind the policemen, 
were the soldiers. 


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They were dressed in khaki soldier 
suits. 

One soldier was carrying 
a very large flag. 

When the flag passed by, 
all the men and boys 
took off their caps. 

One httle boy forgot to take off 
his cap. 

The boy behind him called, 

“Hats off! The flag is passing by!” 

Then the httle boy who forgot 
quickly took off his cap. 

Now when the flag passes by, 

he always remembers to take off 
his cap. 


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About the Book 

Better Living for Little Americans is a book which 
may be used in the first four grades. In the first grade, 
stories may be read to the children by the teacher. In the 
second and third grades, the book may be used as supple¬ 
mentary reading material. In the fourth grade. Better 
Living for Little Americans may serve as a book for the 
library table. 

With the exception of some of the rhymes, the material 
is almost entirely original. The vocabulary consists of 
words belonging to the average child's speaking equipment, 
and so can more readily be adapted to his reading vocabu¬ 
lary. Many of the sentences are short. The longer ones 
phrase easily. Consequently, the book facilitates ‘Thought¬ 
getting," and tends to greater fiuency of expression. 

The rhymes in some cases should be read by the teacher 
to the pupils. In other instances the pupils themselves 
should read the verses. Many of the poems may serve as 
memory gems which may be easily learned and thoroughly 
enjoyed even by first-grade pupils. 

A complete education is one which brings an all-around 
development. It aims to improve, not only the mind and the 
body, but the character as well. Through the method of 
indirect suggestion, by means of stories that are true, based 
on fact, or at least probable, Better Living for Little 
Americans aims to encourage the development of the finer 
traits of character that will result in better living, not only 
on the part of the little folks themselves, but also on that 
of those whom their lives may touch now or at some sub¬ 
sequent time. 

May the book be a source of joy and profit, and result in 
“better living for little Americans" here, there and every¬ 
where. 

Edith Wilhelmina Lawson 


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